A type of easy-to-break popsicle stick

Abstract

This invention discloses an easy-break ice cream stick, comprising a stick body, wherein at least one easily breakable portion of the stick body is provided with a weakened area, the weakened area being designed to break during use. The weakened area is disposed on one or more surfaces of the stick body, and / or surrounds all or part of the circumferential surface of the stick body. The weakened area is any combination of one or more of the following: cutting marks, indentations, burn marks, or mold forming marks. The cross-sectional shape of the stick body is flat, circular, triangular, square, pentagonal, hexagonal, curved, or a conical shape of the above-mentioned cylindrical shapes. This invention, by providing a weakened area on the ice cream stick, allows the ice cream stick to break easily towards the end of consumption, preventing the ice cream stick from touching the back of the mouth or throat, preventing ice cream chunks from falling or sticking to the face, thus improving the convenience and safety of consumption.

Description

Technical Field This invention relates to the field of food processing tools, specifically to an easy-to-break ice cream stick. In this invention, "ice cream stick" refers to all stick-shaped carriers used for attaching frozen foods such as ice cream, popsicles, and ice cream bars, including but not limited to ice cream sticks, ice cream bars, and ice cream sticks. Background Technology Traditional popsicle sticks (also known as ice cream sticks or ice cream bars) are usually made of one piece of wood, bamboo, or plastic, which is strong and not easily broken, or although they can be broken, they will produce long splinters. When a long portion of the popsicle stick protrudes from the ice cream, if you continue to eat from directly above the ice cream, the protruding stick can easily touch the back of your mouth or throat, causing discomfort or safety hazards. Therefore, consumers should only eat the ice cream from the sides. This way, when one side of the ice cream is eaten (e.g., ...), ... Figure 1 Part A), the ice cream on the other side (such as Figure 1 Part B) is prone to falling off completely because it lacks the restraint of the eaten ice cream (Part A). Also, the ice cream at the base of the stick (such as...) Figure 1 The sticks (at point C) can also easily stick to the consumer's face, causing inconvenience and waste. Therefore, existing popsicle sticks have technical problems such as being difficult to break and inconvenient to eat. Summary of the Invention The purpose of this invention is to provide an easy-to-break popsicle stick to solve the technical problem that existing popsicle sticks are not easy to break, which leads to inconvenience in the later stages of consumption. The technical solution of the present invention is as follows: 1. A foldable popsicle stick, comprising a stick body, wherein at least one foldable portion of the stick body is provided with a weakened area, the weakened area being designed to be broken during use.

[0001] 2. The weakened area is disposed on one or more surfaces of the rod, and / or surrounds all or part of the circumferential surface of the rod.

[0002] 3. The weakened area is any one or more of the following: cutting marks, indentations, burning marks, or mold forming marks.

[0003] 4. The weakened area includes one or more weakened lines spaced apart.

[0004] 5. The cross-sectional shape of the rod is flat, circular, triangular, quadrangular, pentagonal, or hexagonal, or the above-mentioned cylindrical shapes are conical.

[0005] 6. The rod is made of wood, bamboo, or plastic.

[0006] 7. The weakened area is formed by any one or more of the following methods: saw blade cutting, tool pressing, laser ablation, or mold forming. The beneficial effects of this invention are: (1) When the ice cream reaches the weakened area, the consumer can use their hands or teeth to break the ice cream stick along the weakened area. The remaining shorter stick will not touch the depth of the mouth or throat, and the consumer can continue to eat from the top of the ice cream. (2) Since the stick can be broken, the ice cream is not easy to fall off in one piece during consumption, and the ice cream at the base is not easy to stick to the face, which improves the convenience and hygiene of eating. (3) The weakened area can be achieved through a variety of processing methods, which is low-cost and suitable for large-scale production. Attached Figure Description Figure 1 This is a diagram illustrating the usage of a traditional popsicle stick, where E represents the top of the popsicle stick, and A, B, and C represent different parts of the popsicle. Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the easy-to-break ice cream stick of the present invention, where D represents the position of the weakened region. Detailed Implementation The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this invention, "ice cream stick" refers to all stick-shaped carriers used to attach frozen foods such as ice cream, popsicles, and ice cream bars, including but not limited to ice cream sticks, ice cream bars, and popsicle sticks. For ease of expression, they will be collectively referred to as "ice cream stick" or "stick body" below. like Figure 1 As shown, with traditional popsicle sticks, the tip (E) protrudes excessively towards the end, easily touching the back of the mouth or throat, causing discomfort or danger to the user. When eaten from the side, after part A is eaten, part B tends to fall off, and part C easily sticks to the face. like Figure 2 As shown, an easy-to-break popsicle stick includes a stick body. The cross-sectional shape of the stick body can be flat, circular, triangular, square, pentagonal, hexagonal, or a cone-shaped cylinder of the above shapes, and is not limited to any one of them. The stick body can be made of wood, bamboo, or plastic. A weakening zone is provided at at least one easily folded portion of the rod. The weakening zone is provided on one or more surfaces of the rod, and / or surrounds all or part of the circumferential surface of the rod—that is, it can be provided on only one side, or on both sides or multiple sides; it can be provided around the rod once, less than once, or more than once (including multiple times); it can also be spirally arranged. As long as a weakening structure exists, it falls within the protection scope of this invention. The weakened area can be a saw blade cutting mark, a blade pressing mark, a laser burning mark, or a mold forming mark, or any combination of these. The weakened area can be one or more spaced weakened lines. There is no strict limit to the weakening depth—it can be extremely shallow (approaching 0 mm) or deep enough to approach the thickness, width, or diameter of the rod, as long as it can be easily broken when needed. The weakened area can be formed through various methods such as saw cutting, tool pressing, laser ablation, or mold forming. These processing methods can all be completed continuously on the popsicle stick production line without affecting production efficiency. When using the ice cream, once the weakened area is exposed, the user can break it off along that area with their hand or teeth. The exposed portion of the stick will then be shorter, allowing the user to continue eating from directly above the ice cream without needing to eat from the side. This reduces the likelihood of the ice cream stick touching the back of the mouth or throat, preventing discomfort, and also avoids issues like ice cream chunks falling off or sticking to the face. It should be noted that the scope of protection of this invention is not limited to the specific material and shape of the rod. Regardless of the material of the rod (including but not limited to wood, bamboo, plastic, metal, cardboard, etc.), and regardless of the shape of the cross-section of the rod (including but not limited to flat, circular, polygonal, curved, etc.), or whether the above-mentioned cylindrical shape is conical, as long as at least one of its easily folded parts is provided with a weakened area, it falls within the scope of protection of this invention. The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A foldable popsicle stick, comprising a stick body, characterized in that: At least one easily broken portion of the rod is provided with a weakened area, which is designed to be broken during use.

2. The easily broken popsicle stick according to claim 1, characterized in that: The weakened area is disposed on one or more surfaces of the rod, and / or surrounds all or part of the circumferential surface of the rod.

3. The easily broken popsicle stick according to claim 1, characterized in that: The weakened area is any one or a combination of cutting marks, indentations, burning marks, or mold forming marks.

4. The easily broken popsicle stick according to claim 1, characterized in that: The weakened area includes one or more weakened lines spaced apart.

5. The easily broken popsicle stick according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cross-sectional shape of the rod is flat, circular, triangular, quadrangular, pentagonal, hexagonal, curved, or the above-mentioned shapes are in a conical form.

6. The easily broken popsicle stick according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rod is made of wood, bamboo, or plastic.

7. The easy-break popsicle stick according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that: The weakened area is formed by any one or more of the following methods: saw cutting, tool pressing, laser burning, or mold forming.

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